Effect of antenatal betamethasone on maternal and fetal amino acid concentration

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166.e1-166.e6

  Marconi, Anna Maria ^a   Mariotti, Valentina ^a   Teng, Cecilia ^b   Ronzoni, Stefania ^a   D'Amato, Barbara ^a   Morabito, Alberto ^a   Battaglia, Frederick C ^b  

^a SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; antenatal betamethasone; human pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; TAURINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 74749098065     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.704     Document Type: Article

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